Vietnam, Thailand join hands to combat drug crime
(VOV) - Bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand is essential to successfully combat drug crime and has, in fact, proved effective over recent years.
Sokum Opasnipth—Secretary-General of the Thai Office of the Narcotics Control Board—and Major General Do Kim Tuyen—Deputy Director-General of the General Department for Crime Prevention and Suppression—emphasised this at a November 27 conference on Vietnam-Thailand cooperation on drug prevention, held in Ba Ria–Vung Tau province.
Both sides stressed the complicated dynamics of drug crime, noting the increase in cannabis cultivation areas and the emergence of sophisticated international crime rings.
They proposed closer collaboration to protect the stability of each nation and ensure a drug-free ASEAN region.
The two sides updated each other about their domestic drug control campaigns and reviewed the results of their cooperation since their previous meeting. They also discussed ways to reduce their respective domestic demand for illicit drugs.
Vietnam and Thailand have been working together to prevent narcotic crime since 1998. Various activities exchanging experiences in rehabilitation and drug addiction prevention have been held ever since.